Vancouver Canucks vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 6, 2024

FinalSaturday, Jan 6, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VAN	0	4	2	6		VAN	18	15	10	43
NJD	0	2	2	4		NJD	5	11	9	25

: VAN 79NJD 48
: VAN 4.82NJD 2.01
PP goals: VAN 0NJD 0
Hits: VAN 18NJD 18
Blocks: VAN 13NJD 19
PIM: VAN 4NJD 2
: VAN 43%NJD 57%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vancouver Canucks beat New Jersey Devils 6–4

Vancouver Canucks beat New Jersey Devils 6–4 at NJD. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

Points
Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:51.Pettersson
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J.T. Miller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.Miller
Points
Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:38.Hughes
Points
Colin Miller had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.Miller
Points
Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:24.Joshua
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Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:22.Haula
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Brendan Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:56.Smith
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Brock Boeser had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:45.Boeser

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← VAN attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · NJD 48 · VAN 79

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD pressure
VAN pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 52% of the game, NJD 20%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

NJD

VAN

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	VAN	NJD
	85	48
	4.09	1.96
	3.80	1.89
	20	7
	0	7
	10	6
	−0.068	+0.068
	52%	20%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vancouver Canucks

L1Miller – Boeser – Pettersson
13:2062% CF
L2Blueger – Joshua – Garland
10:5457% CF
L3Suter – Mikheyev – Kuzmenko
10:1878% CF
L4Lafferty – Hoglander – Aman
8:3359% CF
D1Hronek – Hughes
16:5268% CF
D2Myers – Soucy
15:5171% CF
D3Cole – Juulsen
12:1865% CF

PP1Miller – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes – Kuzmenko
1:57100% CF
PK1FPettersson – Mikheyev
1:14
PK2FBlueger – Joshua
0:47
PK1DMyers – Soucy
1:14
PK2DCole – Juulsen
1:13

Current VAN line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Lazar – McLeod – Holtz
12:2826% CF
L2Haula – Bratt – Hischier
10:0758% CF
L3Toffoli – Bastian – Mercer
5:4460% CF
D1Marino – Bahl
13:0923% CF
D2Hughes – Nemec
9:4638% CF
D3Smith – Miller
5:0270% CF

PP1Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier – Mercer – Hughes
2:07100% CF
PP2Haula – Bastian – McLeod – Holtz – Nemec
0:5233% CF
PK1FBratt – Hischier
0:58
PK2FHaula – McLeod
0:45
PK1DBahl – Nemec
0:58
PK2DSmith – Marino
0:54

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

0:41
VANElias Pettersson (Filip Hronek, Quinn Hughes)tip-in0.10 xG
VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, HughesNJD: Haula, Marino, Bratt, Hischier, Bahl
VAN 1 – 0 NJD
3:33
VANJ.T. Miller (Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes)deflected0.35 xG
VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, HughesNJD: Smith, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hischier, Nemec
VAN 2 – 0 NJD
4:37
VANJ.T. Miller (Elias Pettersson, Ian Cole)slap0.12 xG
VAN: Myers, Miller, Soucy, Boeser, PetterssonNJD: Toffoli, Marino, Bastian, Bahl, Mercer
VAN 3 – 0 NJD
6:43
NJDColin Miller (Curtis Lazar, Michael McLeod)slap0.02 xG
VAN: Cole, Blueger, Joshua, Juulsen, GarlandNJD: Smith, Miller, Lazar, McLeod, Holtz
VAN 3 – 1 NJD
19:37
NJDErik Haula (Jesper Bratt, Luke Hughes)wrist0.11 xG
VAN: Myers, Lafferty, Hughes, Hoglander, AmanNJD: Haula, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Nemec
VAN 3 – 2 NJD
19:49
VANConor Garland (Dakota Joshua, Carson Soucy)wrap-around0.02 xG
VAN: Blueger, Soucy, Joshua, Garland, HronekNJD: Lazar, Marino, McLeod, Bahl, Holtz
VAN 4 – 2 NJD

3rd period

2:35
VANElias Pettersson (Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes)wrist0.20 xG
VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, HughesNJD: Tierney, Lazar, Marino, Holtz, Nemec
VAN 5 – 2 NJD
11:07
NJDColin Miller (Chris Tierney, Brendan Smith)wrist0.08 xG
VAN: Lafferty, Hronek, Hughes, Hoglander, AmanNJD: Smith, Miller, Tierney, Bratt, Clarke
VAN 5 – 3 NJD
12:54
NJDNico Hischier (Brendan Smith, Erik Haula)deflected0.17 xG
VAN: Hronek, Suter, Hughes, Mikheyev, KuzmenkoNJD: Smith, Haula, Bratt, Hischier, Nemec
VAN 5 – 4 NJD
18:49
VANDakota JoshuaEN (J.T. Miller, Teddy Blueger)wrist0.72 xG
VAN: Miller, Blueger, Joshua, Hronek, HughesNJD: Haula, Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer, Hughes
VAN 6 – 4 NJD

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Elias Pettersson C	L1	2	1	3	+4	4	0.38	0	0	0	19:51	—	—	66	88
J.T. Miller C	L1	2	1	3	+5	2	0.46	1	0	0	18:29	—	—	60	87
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	2	2	+4	3	0.36	0	0	0	17:45	—	—	60	87
Teddy Blueger C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.25	0	1	0	15:36	—	—	59	47
Dakota Joshua C	L2	1	1	2	+1	5	1.04	4	0	2	13:24	—	—	58	45
Conor Garland R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.06	0	0	0	13:02	—	—	60	47
Ilya Mikheyev R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	1	0	0	15:15	—	—	76	83
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L3	0	0	0	-1	6	0.95	0	0	0	14:44	—	—	76	80
Pius Suter C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	0	0	0	14:40	—	—	73	81
Sam Lafferty C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	3	0	0	12:28	—	—	58	55
Nils Aman C	L4	0	0	0	-2	3	0.32	2	0	2	11:29	—	—	63	52
Nils Hoglander L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.14	2	0	0	11:10	—	—	56	49
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	3	3	+1	2	0.21	0	1	0	23:38	—	—	65	67
Filip Hronek D	D1	0	1	1	+3	1	0.12	0	1	0	20:09	—	—	63	57
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	1	3	0	20:54	—	—	69	76
Carson Soucy D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	1	4	0	20:19	—	—	62	90
Ian Cole D	D3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.01	1	0	0	17:45	—	—	62	55
Noah Juulsen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	3	0	15:22	—	—	63	83

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thatcher Demko(start)	W	25	21	4	.840	2.01	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Michael McLeod C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	18:14	—	—	20	15
Alexander Holtz R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	17:26	—	—	28	11
Curtis Lazar C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.01	3	2	0	15:38	—	—	27	38
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	1	0	0	22:58	—	—	44	32
Nico Hischier C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.31	1	0	0	20:07	—	—	35	22
Erik Haula L	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.19	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	43	36
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.31	0	1	0	16:41	—	—	53	49
Tyler Toffoli C	L3	0	0	0	-2	5	0.26	1	0	0	16:18	—	—	38	30
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	3	0	0	11:07	—	—	41	36
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	-4	1	0.00	0	0	0	18:30	—	—	29	30
Kevin Bahl D	D1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.09	1	2	0	16:15	—	—	33	22
Simon Nemec D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	4	0	23:32	—	—	30	31
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.13	0	0	0	22:54	—	—	40	25
Colin Miller D	D3	2	0	2	+2	3	0.10	2	1	0	17:09	—	—	48	44
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	2	2	+2	2	0.04	0	3	0	12:56	—	—	53	54
Chris Tierney C	—	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:00	—	—	38	26
Jonas Siegenthaler D	—	0	0	0	-1	0	0.21	1	2	2	9:34	—	—	15	25
Graeme Clarke R	—	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:32	—	—	38	22

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	L	42	37	5	.881	4.10	58:47

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Elias Pettersson (VAN) 2nd 0:41 · assists Filip Hronek, Quinn Hughes · Deflection · 30.5 mph shot.

Elias Pettersson · 2nd 0:41 · VAN

Play: deflection
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 30.5 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Type: deflection

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Conor Garland · 2nd 19:49 · VAN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 2
Shot: 15.4 mph
Distance: 92 ft

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J.T. Miller · 2nd 3:33 · VAN

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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J.T. Miller · 2nd 4:37 · VAN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 74.6 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 4.4 s
Type: one-timer

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Colin Miller · 2nd 6:43 · NJD

Play: faceoff
Passes: 1
Shot: 87.1 mph
Distance: 60 ft

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Erik Haula · 2nd 19:37 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 60.8 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Elias Pettersson · 3rd 2:35 · VAN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 35.5 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s

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Colin Miller · 3rd 11:07 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 76.3 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 5.8 s

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Nico Hischier · 3rd 12:54 · NJD

Play: deflection
Passes: 2
Shot: 32.1 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: deflection

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Dakota Joshua · 3rd 18:49 · VAN EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 52.3 mph
Distance: 50 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.